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  Child porn, drugs lead Internet content complaints in Japan

  Complaints to a Japanese Internet watchdog regarding illegal content almost doubled in 2009, led by a surge in reports related to child pornography and illegal drugs.

  By Martyn Williams | 18 March, 2010 13:58

  Tags: internet security, Japan

• Malware flea market pays hackers to hijack PCs

  Among a slew of online cybercrime forums, Pay-Per-Install.org stands out as a malware flea market where shadowy pushers of Trojan downloaders and tools for evading detection are bargaining with thousands of would-be "affiliates" willing to compromise victims'computers globally and get paid for it.

  By Ellen Messmer | 07 October, 2009 05:53

  Tags: hackers, hacking, internet security, malware, pay-per-install.org

• DHS faces challenge in hiring 1,000 security experts

  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's effort to hire some 1,000 new cybersecurity experts could hit a wall because such skills are increasingly hard to find, according to security experts.

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 October, 2009 03:33

  Tags: cyber security, internet security

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  Microsoft: The Internet needs more trust to grow

  The Internet needs to be more trustworthy if it wants to grow, according to Microsoft's senior security executive, Scott Charney.

  By Robert McMillan | 17 April, 2009 10:58

  Tags: internet security, Microsoft, rsa security, security

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  Internet-wide problem to be revealed at conference

  Organizers of next week's Black Hat Europe conference are promising a security presentation that could impact anyone who uses the Internet, but no details have been released yet.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 08 April, 2009 06:53

  Tags: blackhat, internet, internet security, security

Whitepapers about internet security

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  Why Hackers have Turned to Malicious JavaScript Attacks

  Website attacks have become a serious business proposition. In the past, hackers may have infected websites to gain notoriety or just to prove they could—but today, it’s all about the money. Reaching unsuspecting users through the web is easy and effective. Hackers now use sophisticated techniques—like injecting inline JavaScript—to spread malware through the web. Learn about the threat of malicious JavaScript attacks, and how they work. Understand how cybercriminals make money with these types of attacks and why IT managers should be vigilant.